Gainesville FL

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The number 13 and a Craiglist ad proved unlucky for an Ocala woman, as Maria Guadalupe Bautista, 26, was charged with 13 counts of Fraudulent Use of Information, a second-degree felony. Bautista was convicted July 30, 2025, after she was found guilty by a jury...

At the Gainesville City Commission meeting Thursday, commissioners unanimously voted to comply with a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) memorandum that will ban the Pride rainbow-colored sidewalks installed by the city. The memo “explicitly prohibits the application of pavement or surface art on travel...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Khambrel Ja’qwez Booth, 19; Aenry Ke’ontae Dezmie Gordon, 22; Tearence Lamont McNeal Jr., 22; and Rashaune Ahmontai Pete, 21, were arrested early this morning for prowling/loitering after a report that four men were walking around the parking lot of Pickwick Park, shining flashlights into cars and...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Students and staff at an Alachua County elementary school are starting the school year in their newly renovated campus. A ribbon-cutting was held at Littlewood Elementary on Friday morning. Students were put at a temporary site at Westwood Middle School last school year -- while...

Alachua Police Department team up with Just Between Friends to distribute backpacks. The Alachua Police Department teamed up with Just Between Friends of Gainesville to get students ready for school. Alachua County Sheriff’s Office celebrates ‘Community Fun Day’. Updated: Aug. 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM UTC. The Alachua...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The City of Gainesville will need to find a new city manager after Cynthia Curry tendered her resignation. On Friday, Curry submitted her resignation letter, setting her final day as November 21, 2025, after 4 years in the position. In the letter, Curry detailed her accomplishments...

Gainesville City Manager Cynthia Curry resigns: ‘I am leaving Gainesville in a better position’. The City of Gainesville will need to find a new city manager after Cynthia Curry tendered her resignation. Homeless couple arrested for using dog to attack law enforcement. Updated: 37 minutes ago. Two people being...

Around 30 hours after Deeper Purpose Community Church (DPCC) reported on Wednesday that it would temporarily close its resource center due to a lack of funding, the church announced it will resume services on Monday after receiving a grant from the Community Foundation of North Central Florida (CFNCF). DPCC’s food...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man from Gainesville was arrested after running from Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies investigating reports of domestic violence in the Tower Oaks neighborhood. Deputies arrested Khalil Barnett, 29, on charges of felony battery, marijuana possession, possession of a firearm and...

Gainesville City Manager Cynthia Curry resigns: ‘I am leaving Gainesville in a better position’. The City of Gainesville will need to find a new city manager after Cynthia Curry tendered her resignation. Homeless couple arrested for using dog to attack law enforcement. Updated: 1 hour ago. Two people being...